Man in court facing sex offences

A man accused of a catalogue of sex crimes including the rape of an 11-year-old girl has made his first appearance at court.

Timothy Greenwood, 37, of Lonsdale Road, South Shore, is also charged with inciting a four-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity in Blackpool.

He is alleged to have committed the rape in 2009.

Greenwood also faces 12 offences of making indecent videos of children, some at the highest level of indecency. In addition he is also accused of six offences of possessing indecent images of children.

Peter Bardsley, prosecuting, asked for the case to be heard at crown court. Stephen Duffy, defending, said his client would not indicate pleas to the offences at this stage

Greenwood was bailed to appear at Preston Crown Court on January 9 by Blackpool magistrates.

He must live at his given address.

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